Household dust is a mix of many things: plant pollen, pet dander, insect waste, carpet and clothing fibers, dirt, bacteria, fungi, and, yes, even a few dead human skin cells (though not as many as some might have you believe!). An abundance of the stuff not only makes your home look drab, but also traps odors, and can pose grave health risks for people with allergies, asthma, or other respiratory illnesses.
MaidPro’s 49-Point Checklist™—which all our cleaning PROs use to guide their work—takes a thorough approach to busting household dust. On each clean, we task our PROs with addressing:
- Baseboards
- Windowsills
- Floors
- Lamps/lampshades
- Picture frames
- Ceiling fans
- Upholstery
- Furniture—tops, fronts, AND underneath!
What’s more, we train our PROs to clean in very specific ways to ensure that dust actually leaves a home with them rather than simply sending it flying all around only to resettle on surfaces after they leave.
But even if you regularly use PRO techniques and checklists for busting household dust, there are plenty of easily overlooked places that tend to trap and accumulate dust over time, demanding at least occasional attention for a truly fresh and clean home. Here’s an expanded dusting checklist for those big deep-cleaning days:
- Blinds, window treatments, curtain rods, and brackets
- Doorways
- Decorative trims, lintels, mantels
- Overhead and hanging light fixtures, sconces
- Large and small appliances, TVs, computers, stereo equipment (especially underneath and behind)
- Keyboards, clickers, phone keypads (dust with compressed gas, which can be purchased at most office supply stores)
- Plants
- Window screens/spaces between screens and glass
- Wine racks/bottles
- Bookshelves/books/magazines/CDs and other media
- Candles
- Baskets and other decorative receptacles
- Insides of drawers and cabinets, plus food cans and jars
- Behind toilet tanks
- Smoke/carbon monoxide detectors and alarm sensors (which may stop functioning or even be set off accidentally by too much dust!)
If all that sounds just too daunting, ask your local MaidPro about what PRO deep-cleaning services they offer!
